The vela Surname
vela Name Meaning and History
- Spanish, Catalan and Galician: of uncertain derivation; it could be from the pre-Roman personal name Vela (compare Basque bela, vela ‘raven’). More likely perhaps, it may be a byname from vela meaning either ‘sail’ or ‘watchman’.
- Spanish: habitational name from a place name Vela, in Córdoba province.
- Portuguese: habitational name from a place named Vela in Portugal.
- Czech: from a pet form of either of two personal names, Velislav or Velimir.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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